Protecting the Ocean in Africa
Explore how we conserve Africa’s marine ecosystems with strategic planning, habitat restoration and sustainable fisheries management.
Sustainable High Seas Start with Collective Action
Despite the vastness and ecological importance of the high seas, they’re severely under-protected, facing increasing threats from industrial fishing, pollution and climate change. They’re also beyond national jurisdiction.
That’s what makes the High Seas Treaty (known formally as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, or BBJN) such a landmark opportunity to protect these vital waters. This international, legally binding conservation agreement will support the sustainable development of marine resources crucial to the economic and environmental well-being of countries around the world.
To enter into force, however, the world needs at least 60 countries to ratify it.
As a member of the High Seas Alliance, The Nature Conservancy is working with partners to advocate for the ratification of the High Seas Treaty. We need countries to ratify the treaty now and help protect 30% of our global ocean by 2030.
Global Insights into Scalable Solutions
Check out our latest thinking and real-world solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing people and the planet today.
The Ocean's Future is Our Future
By working together—across borders and sectors, on coastlines and open waters—The Nature Conservancy finds ways to support a sustainable ocean where people and nature thrive for generations.
